Mumbai Indians beat Chennai Super Kings by 10 wickets

Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Mumbai Indians inflicted their biggest ever win over old rivals Chennai Super Kings in Sharjah on Friday.

Defending champion Mumbai started the IPL by losing to Chennai, but the teams immediately went in different directions.

Mumbai’s seventh win in 10 matches puts it atop the standings on net run rate, while Chennai remains last.

Chennai Super Kings have now lost eight of their 11 games.

“It hasn’t been our year,” Chennai captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said in a report released by The Associated Press.

“Whether you lose by eight or 10 wickets, it hardly matters, but where we are at this stage of the tournament, it does hurt,” said Dhoni.

Mumbai went to the top of the IPL standings while three-time champions Chennai went to the bottom of the eight-team race amid growing questions about the future of Dhoni and other veterans in the team.

According to AFP, Dhoni said that Chennai Super Kings now need a “clear picture” for the 2021 season for which many questions remain because of the pandemic fallout.

Trent Boult starred with the ball and Ishan Kishan with the bat in Mumbai Indians’ victory.

Boult took four wickets as Chennai — at one stage four wickets down with just three runs scored — were restricted to 114 for nine off their 20 overs.

Kishan then hit 68 and Quinton de Kock 46 as Mumbai sped to 116 in 12.2 overs without losing a wicket.